Did you know that the Buddhist vegetarian diet does permit the eating of oysters? Oyster sauce is very prevalent in asain cooking, as is soy. I'm guessing they also eat other seafood also. Just found that kinda interesting.
Anyway, today I realized I was in a dilema. I've been a vegetarian for quite some time now & have developed a skin disorder on the back of my left elbow called eczema. I'm to cut out such foods now as citrus, soy, dairy, fish, peanuts, wheat, & eggs! The reason is because I may have an allergic reaction to one or a combination of these foods that it's causing my situation to worsen. I'm doing this until I'm able to run allergy tests, which are costly & take awhile to get results back. My problem is I'm a vegetarian & that leaves me very little left to eat. I thought this would be a good chance to see if I could handle veganism, but when I went to the supermarket today I realized that most vegan meats etc are soy based so for the moment I've decided to try a raw food diet, hopefully it won't be too hard. I'm just worried about getting enough nutrients etc. What will I eat for protein though?? I'd really appreaciate any help.